Eluid-holding toy



' March ze, 1929. A M MER Re.117,24s

` FLUID HULDIN' TOY .original Filed Jun@ 1'2, 192e Reissued Mar. 26, 1929. e

UNITED STATESV `IIIIT(.I-IElJZI CARTR, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

FLUID-HOLDING TOY.

Original N o. `1,603,513, dated October 19, 1926Seral No. 13153184J -ed V,Tune 1 2, 1926. Application rorreissue filed March-2o, 192s. seria; no. 263,125.

invention relates to inflatable members pneumatic toys which may be given the form of balls, ani1nals,vor fish.

An object of this invention is to provide an inflatable elastic membeixwith a valve comprising a. collapsible tube and a pocket for pinching the tube to close the latter an'd to re- "tain the lsame in pinched condition while the member is'in inflated condition.. i

Another object'of this invention is to provide a new and economically rconstructed ball for children which can be built out of sheet rubber, such as old innerltubes, and which will hold the air as long as is desired or which may be inated and deflated at .v'villfV :A further object of this invention is to- .provide a toy for indoor play Whlch is not hard and will not be too heavy for any child to play with, and a still furtherobject of this invention isto provide a ballwhich can easily be repaired when punctured, without much expense, and which will not ruin the ball for future use, as is the case with ymost soft rubber balls which are lled'with air or gas.

These objects I accomplish with the toy illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which similar numerals an'dfletters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in the specification forming a part of this application and pointed out in the appended claims. i

In the drawings of which I have shown the best and `most preferred way of making a lpneumatic ball, Fig. l is a side elevation of the ball; Fig. 2 is a section .of the tube used to inflate thekball.; Fig. `Sfis a section on line 34-3 of the tube and closure portion of Fig. l; Fig. 4 is a. section of the-rubber'tube for the ball,` showing the tube in rplace thereinl and ready for'inflation of the ball; and Fig. 5 is a planvieW of the cover portion of the "ingress and egress opening.

In the drawings, I have shown a rubber p ball marked A,'in which I cut a small hole l, through which a collapsible tube 2 preferably `of similar rubber is passed. Acsmall circular portion 3 of rubber is then attached to the inner end of the' tube 2`by` any desirable means such as cement, and the inner face of.

the said portion 3 may be to the inner side of the ball, as shown in Fig. 4.' A cover or flap 4 of elastic material is then attached to the outside of the ball, as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and '5, preferably on4 three of its edges to form a-pocket. Said cover 4 may haveareinforce ment.' ot' elastic material 6 secured along its free edge to make it conform tightly with the4 adjacent perimeter of the ballwhen itt'nas' been inflated. The ball A,l asV shown wl'ien it madc'of elasticmatcrial such "as old inner tire tubes, ismade of fourig'ores cut so that when pieced together `they .will form a sphere, and the portions may be then secured together by strips of rubber nd* cement to form an air-tight ball. The structed of old inner tubes and is very lastin ywhen .used indoors'or out. When puncture( the-ball-can be repaired by lifting a small patch over the hole and cementingit in place.

To inflatethe ball, the tube 2 is drawnv out from under the cover 4 andair introduced into the interior of the ball. When suiiicient air has been blown into the ball the tube 2 is then bent back upon itself, as .at` 10 in Fig. Z3, and in such collapsed condition is hall canrbe con' pushe'd under the flap 4. The stretching of the rubber, both of the ball and the cover,

will draw the flap down closely to the face of the ball, and, when the tube is pushed under the flap with a fold still in the tube,

the flap will press tightly against it and,

with thepressure of the air on the inside of the ball, the tube will be pinched so tightly that air will not escape therefrom. When the ball is desired defiated, the tube is drawn from under the cover'4 and the air is allowed to escape. f t

Having thus describedmy invention, I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim zl. In combination with an inflatable-incur ber having an elastic Wall, a collapsible tube adapted to be folded upon itself so asfto close its bore, said tube being connected' to said wall and communicating with the chamber of said member, said wall having a flap of elastic material secured to said wall and overlapping said tube 'at its juncture to said wall whereby to be placed under tension and pulledtight against said Wall upon expansion of the latter' to pinch said tube.

2. In combination with an iniiatable mein 'ber having an elastic wall, a= collapsible tube placed under tension and pulled tight against A said wall upon expansion lof the latter. A

3. In combination with an inflatable member having an elastic wel1,'a collapsible tube adaptedpto be folded upon itself so as to close the bore thereof, a Hap .of elastic material disposed over said tube and joined to,4 said Wellto ornra pouch for said tube covering the base portion thereof whereby upon said lapsed by said pouch.' A 4.1 In a toy of the class described the com? Wall being expanded said 'tube-Will be colbination Iof e plurality of pieces of rubber out and secured' together to form a' sphere having an opening through its Well;y a tube in said opening; u, holding portion secured to said tube and then to said sphere; a cover over said tubeI secured to Asaid sphere on threef of its edges; und a reinforcedstrip along the free edge of said cover.

5. An infiatable and deatable toymade 'vof soft lrubber and having' a hole in its wall; .e soft rubber tube passed through said hole with its end portion secured to the inner face of said toy; a soft rubber cover for said hole and tube with its edges'secu'red to the body of said toy except for a, portion of one edge to .hold the tube vwhen Afolded upon itself a alnst the body of the inflated' toy.

6. article made of soft rub'berand having a hole through its wall; asoft rubber tube having one en d outwardlyianged; a reinforcing member secured to the flange of said tube and to the wall of said article and 4article; and a reinforcement member for a portion of the edge of seid cover member secured to the inner face of said covermember and'with its-end portions secured to the exterior Awall of saidarticle.

In witness whereof I have'signed this speci-I c'ation.

MITCHELL CARTER. 

